Get Started - Exporting Basics

Learn more about exporting and get started with exporting today with the following basic resources.

• Exporting Resource Directory - Find top recommended programs and services for exporting at BusinessUSA.gov
• Upcoming Export Events - See a calendar of events posted by World Trade Center Utah.
• A Basic Guide to Exporting - See a chapter by chapter listing, with all contents available online (free of charge) of the book A Basic Guide to Exporting, published by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
• Export Business Planner - The Export Business Planner is a free, customizable tool from the U.S. Small Business Administration.  It is designed for small business owners who are exploring exporting. Using the planner, you can work through the critical processes of export readiness and planning via a ready-made, easily accessible document that can be updated and referenced time and again as your export business grows.
• Export Readiness Assessment - This questionnaire highlights characteristics common to successful exporters and will point you in the right direction on your path to exporting.

There is a plethora of information available right at your fingertips.  Below, you will find links to several sources of information related to the international market and various technical aspects of doing business globally.  If you need help navigating this information or finding material that does not appear to be available here, feel free to contact us for further assistance.

Market / Product Data

• Export statistics from Census.gov
  www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
• TradeStats Express for the latest annual and quarterly trade data
  http://tse.export.gov
• Market research reports from Export.gov
  www.export.gov/mrktresearch
• Demographic information from Census.gov
  www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb
• UN statistics
  http://unstats.un.org/unsd/databases.htm
• SBA export programs
  www.sba.gov/tools
• Commodity export information from USAtradeonline.gov
  www.usatradeonline.gov
• World Factbook from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
• USDA foreign market information for agricultural products
  www.fas.usda.gov
• International Trade Administration Office of Textile and Apparel
  www.otexa.ita.doc.gov

Location Specific

• Exporting to China from Export.gov
  www.export.gov/china
• Exporting to the Middle East from Export.gov
  www.export.gov/middleeast
• Exporting to Europe from Export.gov
  www.export.gov/europe
  
• Exporting to the Americas
  www.export.gov/tradeamericas/

Miscellaneous

• "Begin Exporting" database of resources from Business.USA.gov
  www.Business.usa.gov
• "Agricultural product" database of resources from Business.USA.gov
  www.Business.usa.gov
  
• Trade leads from Export.gov
  www.export.gov/tradeleads/index.asp  
• Trade events (and trade shows) from Export.gov
  www.export.gov/tradeevents/index.asp
• International finance information from the International Monetary Fund website
  www.imf.org
• Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA) information from the U.S. Dept. of Justice
  www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa/
• Legal Guidance from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce
  www.osec.doc.gov/ogc/occic/tabi.html
• Industry Standards from the National Institute of Standards and Technology
  www.nist.gov
• Publications for sale related to international commerce
  www.iccbooksusa.com
• International Chamber of Commerce
  www.iccwbo.org